A cardiac computerized tomography (CT) scan – which can also be referred to as a coronary CT angiography or CT angiogram – is an imaging test to view the heart and blood vessels. It is a test that carries few risks and is less invasive than alternative procedures such as an angiogram....
A CT scan (computed tomography) is often the initial imaging test we use. It provides detailed views of pancreatic morphology and can detect changes seen in advanced chronic pancreatitis. CT scans are particularly useful in identifying complications such as pseudocysts and biliary obstruction. Advertise...
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NHS Direct: what nurses sayReports several commentaries of direct nurses about their job in the National Health Service in Great Britain. Reduction of the risk of retention problems; Percentage rate of nurses satisfied with the job; Acco...
Albumin is a protein that can pass into the urine when the kidneys are damaged. Perform an ultrasound or CT scan to get a picture of your kidneys and urinary tract. This tells your doctor whether your kidneys are too large or too small, whether you have a problem like a ki...
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What is the ICD 10 code for the Lump in the breast at 12 o'clock position in the right periareolar region?What must a patient do during a CT scan?What is chronic inflammatory cancer? Name two cancers that would be classified this way....
I had also complained of pain in my neck, so they did a CT scan and x-ray there too: X-ray: No broken neck. This is good. Just muscle strain, which soon faded. The left shoulder injuries created a hematoma, or mass of blood beneath my skin, and soon that surfaced and began dra...
And in today’s livestream, we want to talk about, “My mother is on life support in intensive care. What is actually considered life support in intensive care?” And I think it’s about time that we clarify for all families who have a loved one in intensiv...
I still have time to do other things, too. Once in a while, a cool critter manifests in The Freezers. Check out a hippo foot from a CT scan! It’s not my best scan ever (noisy data) but it shows the anatomy fairly well, and some odd pathologies such as tiny floating lumps of ...